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General Assembly of GNTH. New board with participation of the Tobacco Control Unit of the ICO

On October 23rd, the General Assembly of the Global Network for Tobacco Free Healthcare Services (GNTH) was held, which included 25 representatives from 19 members of this Network. As a representative of the Catalan Network of Smoke-Free Hospitals, Laura Antón, psychologist at the Tobacco Control Unit (ICO) and technical coordinator of the Catalan Network of

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The Union Conference

One of our Tobacco Control Unit team, Beladenta Amalia, participated in The 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Hyderabad, India which was held from 30th Oct until 2nd Nov 2019. The Conference offered a cutting-edge scientific showcase and community programme in the field of of tuberculosis, tobacco control, and other lung-related issues to

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The Conversation: Still at war with the tobacco epidemic, Indonesia must control e-cigarettes too

Indonesia, the second-largest cigarette market in the world, has yet to put in place policies to prevent youths from taking up vaping amidst the public outcry over the “epidemic” of  teen vaping and the surge of vaping-related illness in the United States. Moreover, the sale of e-cigarettes in Indonesia might increase the number of young

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The Conversation: Still at war with the tobacco epidemic, Indonesia must control e-cigarettes too

Indonesia, the second-largest cigarette market in the world, has yet to put in place policies to prevent youths from taking up vaping amidst the public outcry over the “epidemic” of  teen vaping and the surge of vaping-related illness in the United States. Moreover, the sale of e-cigarettes in Indonesia might increase the number of young

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Tobacco and cannabis use in the UK amongst young adults

March 18th, 2019 (15:30 h. – 16:30 h.) | L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona. Spain Hannah Walsh is a mental health nurse and a PhD student, currently studying at King’s College London, UK. Her topic focuses on the co-use of tobacco and cannabis, and she is developing evidence to support an intervention which could target co-use amongst

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